Curtain-fixture.



No. 728,585. PYATENTED MAY 19, 1903. B. KUEHBORTH.

CURTAIN FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 31, 1903.

Ho MODEL a W zesses UNITED STATES Patented May 19, 1903.

CURTAIN-FIXTURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 728,585, dated May 19, 1903.

Application filed January 31, 1903. Serial No. 141,246. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern: y

Be it known that I, BERNARD KUEHBORTH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain Fixtures, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in curtain-fixtures.

, One object of the invention is to provide a device of such construction that a curtain and roller-shade may both be hung and securedcleaned and adjusted and then readily raised,Y

in place again.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l illustrates a front elevation of a window-frame provided with my improved fixture and also illustrates in broken lines the position the fixtures take when lowered. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of same. Fig. 8 is a detail of the upper portion of the window-frame and illustrates how the points or tangs on the upper end of the ixture are secured to the stationary block on saidframe.

In the drawings, A designates a windowframe of the ordinary construction, which is provided at its top with stationary wood corner-blocks ct. A stationary bracket b is secured to the frame at each side of the window and at a height easily within reach. These brackets are provided at their upper and lower ends with loops o and c', and the upper edge c2 of each of said lower loops c is curved. A vertical bard extends through the two loops in each of said brackets and is movable up and down, and at its lower end each bar is provided with a'pivoted bolt e. Each of these pivoted bolts e are provided with grooves f, which extend crosswise thereof through the side adjoining the bar d, and when the said bolts are turned to a vertical position these cross-slots pass over the lower loop c and engage its upper curved edge c2 and hold the bar d in the elevated position. Both of the movable bars d at their upper ends are provided with points or tangs g, which are driven slightly into the stationary wood block a, and serve to hold the upper end of said bar firmly in place against lateral displacement. When the vertical movable bar d has been lowered for any reason and it is desired to raise the same in place again, the points or tangs g will be inserted in the holes originally made in the block a, and the bar thereby will be firmly heldin place. The upper end of each of said bars carries a hanger or support h, having two arms or bearings t' andj.` The arms serve to support a shaderoller k, while the other armsj support a pole Z, on which curtains may be draped.

In practice the brackets b are first secured to the window-frame A and the movable -bars CZ then lowered to the position shown in broken lines in Fig. l, and the hangers 71, on the upper ends of the bars will then assume aposition which is easily within reach of a person standing on the door. The shade and curtain are then put into their respective arms 12j, and the bars d are then raised until their points or tangs g take in the Woodblock a. The pivoted blocks e on the bars are'then turned to engage the edge of the lower loops c', and the bars are thereby held securely in the elevated position.

By means of my device a person standing o n thelioor may readily lower the curtains for draping and cleaning.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- 1. In acurtain-ixture, the combination of a bar provided at one end with one or more tangs; a pivoted bolt secured to the opposite end of said bar and swinging crosswise thereof; a curtain-bracket secured to the tang end of said bar and projecting vertically vbeyond said end, and a bracket having a loop through which said bar slides whereby to bring the bolt into position to engage said loop.

2. The combination of a window-frame provided at its top with corner-blocks; a stationary bracket secured to said frame below said IOO corner-block; a bar extending vertically fromV said stationary bracket to the bottom of said corner-block and provided at its upper end with a tang which takes in the bottom of said corner-block; means on the lower end of said bar for engaging said stationary bracket, and e curtain hanger or bracket secured to said bar and adapted to be lowered as the te ng on thebar withdraws from engagement with said corner-block. y 1o In testimony whereof I affix my signature lin the presence of two witnesses.

BERNARD KUEHBORTH. Witnesses:

G. FERDINAND VoGT, FREDERICK S. STITT. 

